University of Illinois Chicago
EN-2: Student Orientation

The Office of Sustainability participates in new student orientation by providing educational information on sustainability in higher education. An education presentation is provided to the students with information on climate change, green house gas emissions, UIC's Climate Action Plan, and efforts students can take to help make better sustainability choices. The presentation also informs students of the role of the Office of Sustainability and ways to get involved, either through volunteer efforts, internships, or committee memberships. The Office of Sustainability also provides bookmarks with a sustainability facts and a website link, campus bike maps, and how to bike in the city booklets to be included in the materials students get at orientation.

The Office of Sustainability also provides entering students an opportunity to participate in sustainability related programming through the UIC Involvements Fair. The Involvements Fair occurs at the beginning of both the Fall and Spring semesters. The purposes is to gather over 200 student organizations and departments, including the Office of Sustainability to inform and engage new, entering students. The Office of Sustainability offers entering students information on campus sustainability initiatives, volunteer opportunities, and involvement opportunities, such as joing one of our sustainability focused committees on campus.

In addition, the Office of Sustainability participated in Market Place - an information fair that took place at each of the over 20 orientation days held over the summer. This included tabling the events so students could learn more about sustainability at the University and sign up for our bi-weekly sustainability newsletter, Greenlights, as well as sign up for volunteer opportunities with the Office of Sustainability.